Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Massachusetts Senate district

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Senate District
Senator Benjamin Downing (D)
Demographics
Population (2012) 155,012[1]

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden is a district of the Massachusetts Senate from since 2013. It covers the expanse of Berkshire, Hampshire, Hampden and Franklin counties, and is represented by Benjamin Downing of the Democratic Party.[2]

The district had been used from 1989 through 2003 before it was eliminated in redistricting.

List of Senators

Senator Party Years Electoral history
Peter C. Webber Republican 1989 –
1991
Redistricted from the Berkshire district
Jane Swift Republican 1991 –
1997
Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor
Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr. Democratic 1997 –
2003
Redistricted to the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district
2003 –
2013
District eliminated in 2002
District restored in 2013
Benjamin Downing Democratic 2013 –
Present
Redistricted from the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district

References

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